AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 5 (May)

Medicine: Chemotherapy Administration (May 2007)

May 2007 page 10c Coding Communication:Medicine: Chemotherapy Administration Question Is it appropriate to report hydration via intraperitoneal port after intraperitoneal chemotherapy (reported by code 96445, Chemotherapy administration into peritoneal cavity, requiring and including peritoneocentesis) has infused? AMA Comment No. Hydration infusions provided through an intraperitoneal port incidental to nonchemotherapeutic/diagnostic or chemotherapeutic services are not separately reported. Medicine: Chemotherapy Administration (May 2007). CPT® Assistant. 2007; May 2007 page 10c ...

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